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Kulmbacher Eisbock

Percentile
98
overall
Brewed by Kulmbacher Brauerei (Schörghuber)
Style: Eisbock

Kulmbach, Germany

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
7733.84/5.03.83/5.09.2%93.3Dimpled mug, Snifter, Stein
Commercial Description:
The ice bock, also known as "Bayrisch Gefrorns", owes its discovery to a coincidence. According to the chronicles of the Kulmbacher brewery, some time around 1900 an apprentice forgot on a cold winter day to carry two barrels of bock beer into the brewery cellar. The barrels stayed outside, were covered by ice and snow and weren’t discovered until the following spring. The barrels had burst and the apprentice was reprimanded. But the carelessness was a stroke of luck because under the thick ice coat, a bock beer extract remained, strong tasting and high in alcoholic content.
Even if the dark, tasty speciality is not produced in this spectacular way anymore, the chance that gave birth to this beer became a tradition. Today this beer rarity is brewed in a modern brewing and freezing process, but the incomparable taste is still the same and can always be enjoyed in winter months.
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 mbeem (104), New Hope, Alabama, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/517/20
Mar 24, 2007  
Very, very tasty beer. Pours a dark brown with a slight hint of red when held up to the light. One-finger light tan head that dissipates quickly. Sweet malty aroma with hints of dark, dried fruits and alcohol. Thick, syrupy mouth-feel. Flavor reflects aroma with more alcohol presence. Excellent.


 cbkschubert (1963), Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/516/20
Mar 23, 2007  
11.2 oz. bottle from 58 degrees and Holding (Tucson) - Pours a clear brown color with a one finger thick light tan head. Aroma is sweet toasted malt, brown sugar, and esters. Flavor is toasted malt with noticeable hop bitterness and light esters (raisin). Has a lingering after taste. Medium to full body. Nice beer.


 drewbeerme (2272), Chicago, Illinois, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Mar 20, 2007  
12oz bottle. i thought on the last day of winter this would be a good send off. pours a dark reddish brown with small tan head, but the color just does it for me. aroma has really big sweet plums and raisins. flavor is pretty sweet with dark fruits, plums, raisins, and black cherries, with nice toffee and caramel supporting the fruit. alcohol is well hidden. perhaps body is a tad thin. a tasty eisbock indeed!


 troopie (866), USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/517/20
Mar 19, 2007  
Alcohol aroma, with fruity and malty tones. Flavour of malt, chocolate and sugar. Some nuttiness in the finish. Again a sipper.


 ontario102 (794), Boise, Idaho, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/105/518/20
Mar 18, 2007  
Alcohol nose with muted notes of dark fruit and chocolate; slightly biscuity and bready, definite brown sugar sweet with chocolate hints and maybe some pistachio nuts; thick, but not nearly as malty as expected, not cloying; slick and eminently smooth; wonderful.


 Headbanger (1582), Aurora, Illinois, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20
Mar 17, 2007  
11.2 oz bottle- A dark brown with no existant head and an aroma of molasses, raisins, malt, and brown sugar. Taste of sweet malt, alcohol, and raisins. Great brew.


DerBiermann (18), Sofia, Bulgaria
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/517/20
Mar 16, 2007  
Der Eisbock aus Kulmbach gibt einen wunderschoenen Geschmack und passt sehr gut zum Geniessen im Winter. Vielleicht ein bisschen "kalt" fuer diese Fans, die Winterbock nicht moegen. Uebrigens: Stammwürze: 21 %, Alkoholgehalt: 9,2 %


 elmatador00 (518), j-action-ville, North Carolina, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Mar 11, 2007  
Pours a dark brown with not a lot of head. Has hints of raisins, chocolate, other sweet fruits. Has a roasted malt flavor. Very good aftertaste of brown sugar and molasses. Wish I could find some more.



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